Mining jobs

A curated route into real openings at South Africa's major mining employers, plus the broader job boards worth checking daily.

Major employers hiring in South Africa

These link straight to each company's own careers page, current openings, not a snapshot that goes stale.

Iron ore, Northern Cape. Engineers, operators, artisans, learnerships.

PGMs, Bushveld Complex. Mining, metallurgy, engineering, graduate roles.

Gold, Free State and Gauteng goldfields. Underground and surface roles.

PGMs, Rustenburg and Limpopo. Operators, artisans, technical roles.

PGMs, Bushveld Complex. Drillers, engineers, safety and process roles.

Thermal coal, Mpumalanga. Operations, engineering, bursaries.

Coal and energy transition minerals. Learnerships through to senior roles.

Chrome and manganese. Operators, artisans, plant and smelter roles.

General job boards covering the wider industry, smaller producers and contractors.